Project Update
Burcot Solar Farm Limited (the Appellant) has submitted a planning appeal (ref. 3350890) regarding the refusal of full planning permission by South Oxfordshire District Council on 28th of February 2024 for:
“Installation of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic array, co-located battery energy storage scheme (BES) together with associated infrastructure; security fencing; CCTV; access gate; on-site biodiversity net gain.”
(Application reference: P23/S4132/FUL)
Further details about the original planning application and the appeal are available on the Council’s website here.
Consultation
We are now conducting a period of consultation to allow interested parties the opportunity to make comments on the revised proposed and associated documents list above in respect of the Appeal scheme.
Please note that this is not a consultation run on behalf of South Oxfordshire District Council. The purpose of the consultation is to consultant on the amended proposals not on the Appellant’s application to appeal the Council’s decision. There will be an opportunity for the interested parties to respond to the appeal separately.
All comments received will be forwarded on to the Planning Inspectorate and the Council prior to the opening of the appeal Inquiry. Consultation responses will then be considered by the appointed Inspector alongside all other consultation responses that have already been received on this appeal. All comments submitted will be in the public domain and may be referred to during the appeal.
Have Your Say
If you wish to make any comments with respect to the amended proposals and the revised or additional documents, please ensure that these are submitted before 20th September 2024.
Responses by email should be sent as follows:
To: BurcotSolar@ethical-power.com
Subject: P23/S4132/FUL Burcot Solar Farm Appeal Consultation Response
If you’d prefer to respond by post, please address your correspondence to:
‘Burcot Solar Farm, C/O Pegasus Group, First Floor, South Wing, Equinox North, Great Park Road, Almondsbury, Bristol BS32 4QL’
Please ensure that your letter contains the reference: P23/S4132/FUL Burcot Solar Farm Appeal Consultation Response.
Amendments and Additional Documents
Minor amendments have been made to the proposals and accompayning documents to inform the appeal. The amendments to the proposals and preparation of additional documents are summaries below and the relevant documents can be found here:
- Amendment 1 – Revised Landscape Masterplan
- Amendment 2 – Minor amendments to the solar and BESS layout
- Amendment 2 – (General Arrangement Layout)
- Amendment 2 – (Location Plan)
- Amendment 3 –Updated Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment
- Amendment 4 – Preparation of Green Belt Assessment
- Amendment 5 – Updated Ecological Impact Assessment
- Amendment 6 – Preparation of Technical Noise Addendum
- Amendment 7 – Preparation of Flood Risk Assessment Addendum Note
- Amendment 8 – Outline Battery Safety Management Plan
- Amendment 9 – Consolidated Site Selection Report
- Amendment 10 – Summary of Changes Document